The thought reading their emotional firstperson accounts can help galvanize the stories of world war ii for you as teachers and students head back to the classroom and you can enhance your lessons hopefully and have a more personal understanding of what these gentlemen and their compatriots have gone through. We know the gentlemen sitting in front of us and the other events honoring world war ii veterans, we have a short time to connect with them and understand their stories and the fact they made it through one of the most terrific experiences in the worlds history. It is amazing they are sitting here with us today. We also want to make sure everyone in the audience has a chance to participate and ask questions of their own that you will find valuable in your classrooms and for your students. When you ask them, i will probably step forward to make sure i can hear you properly, repeat the question so the audience can hear and the cspan audience can hear and our honorees can here as wel
My name is mike hydeck. I will be your moderator this morning. I am honored to be here once again with friends of the world war ii memorial and the foundation. Im a morning anchor it channel nine in washington dc. The goal of this discussion is to hopefully share some of their most personal stories from our greatest generation. The thought being their emotional firstperson accounts can help galvanize the stories of world war ii for you as teachers and students head back to the classroom and you can enhance your lessons hopefully and have a more personal understanding of what these gentlemen and their compatriots have gone through. We know the gentlemen sitting in front of us and the other events we do honoring world war ii veterans, we have a short time to connect with them and understand their stories and the fact they made it through one of the most horrific experiences in the worlds history. It is amazing they are sitting here with us today. We also want to make sure everyone in the
I her the child screaming in the back seat. The two gentlemen that with me made sure to get everyone out of the back of the vehicle. Reporter 24 year old from media Delaware County went to help the unconscious driver who still had his seat belt on. Theres the driver completely upside down, head totally in water, completely unconscious. Reporter he took a moment to collect himself. Up to my chin in water. Went under. Popped the seat belt so the man fell and this is how i knew he was completely out because when he fell there was no movement. At that moment i just grabbed him by the back of his pants where his belt loops are i just pulled and yanked hmm out of the vehicle. Reporter season guilty vehicle accident happened right near the Christiana Mall wednesday afternoon. Police say the driver accelera accelerated to make a light on mall road, lost control and hit a curve which fluffed the sup over and it slid into the retention pond in about two pete of water. The rescue he talked to one
About his brave axes. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im chris may. Eyewitness News Reporter Todd Quinones is live at christiana hospital in delaware where the victims are being treated. Todd . Reporter well, chris, thats right. All the victims right now are being treated for hypothermia. The five year old boy is in the worst condition but theyre all alive thanks to some Good Samaritans. Jump in this water its going to be really. Reporter that was his only thought as he jumped into the freezing waters of retention pond. Six people including a five year old boy desperately needed help. Edgar and two other Good Samaritans wasted little time. I her the child screaming in the back seat. The two gentlemen that with me made sure to get everyone out of the back of the vehicle. Reporter 24 year old from media Delaware County went to help the unconscious driver who still had his seat belt on. Theres the driver completely upside down, head totally in water, completely unconscious. Reporter he too
Good morning p or what a Beautiful Day it is today. On behalf of the friends of the National World war ii memorial board, and the National Park service, welcome to the National World war ii memorial. It is my great honor to be your master of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and remember the 70th anniversary. We are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. We offer a special salute to the men and women of Armed Services fighting the war on terror. We want them to know that their service is deeply appreciated. [applause] veterans, we only debt of gratitude and a lasting appreciation for their service to this country. Again, thank you for being here today, and especially to our world war ii veterans. Your service and your sacrifices for this nation and the world. Rio everything to you. Everything. We go everything to you. Everything. Ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to introduce the official party for the commemoration. T